Air Conditioner Damaged from Strata Downpipe Leakage - Can I Get Them to Pay Replacement Costs?

Lalfredom on 03/08/2019 - 08:57
Last edited 03/08/2019 - 09:07 by 1 other user

The external rain downpipe (from the roof of the building) damaged my external air-conditioning unit located in the courtyard within my unit, to the point it has to be replaced. Strata has been trying to fix the downpipe leakage for 3 years to no avail.

Can I claim the replacement cost of the external air-conditioning unit on the Strata?

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  srsparky on 03/08/2019 - 09:17

  +8

  How has water damaged an external unit that is designed to be outside in the rain?

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    whooah1979 on 03/08/2019 - 09:21

    +1

    We hose down ours all the time. It doesn’t make sense.

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      xoom on 03/08/2019 - 09:34

      +1

      My dad use to do the same with their air conditioning unit. Not to mention being outside rain drenched this unit also.

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  GangGang on 03/08/2019 - 09:45

  Is this a split system unit that is located outside,the box with fans?

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  [Deactivated] on 03/08/2019 - 10:02

  +4

  You need to prove the cause of the damage is the leaky downpipe.

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  Typical16-bitEnjoyer on 03/08/2019 - 10:21

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    Kangal on 03/08/2019 - 12:54

    +1

    We must have a high accident rate in Australia, with citizens left and right becoming Disabled

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  boomramada on 03/08/2019 - 10:48

  +2

  Any response from Strata to your question?

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  altomic on 03/08/2019 - 10:53

  +2

  what is "damaged" ?

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  bloom on 03/08/2019 - 11:32

  +3

  Don't forget to claim heat stress and PTSD

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    xoom on 03/08/2019 - 11:36

    +3

    If op not suing for pain and suffering. They doing it wrong.

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  brendanm on 03/08/2019 - 13:41

  +1

  So the water from the pipe damaged it, but not the water that falls from th sky directly into it? What a strange air conditioning unit.

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    Seraphin7 on 03/08/2019 - 14:24

    It's the sort of unit that is angling for a payout.

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      bloom on 03/08/2019 - 15:42

      May also have UV damage being outside :)

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        [Deactivated] on 03/08/2019 - 19:15

        SUE GOD !!!